Maternal alcohol use and infant development

Infant Symbolic Play as an Early Indicator of Fetal Alcohol‐Related Deficit

“…Neurobehavioral deficits of prenatal alcohol exposure have been linked to the Bayley Scales of Infant Development in several studies (Golden, Sokol, Kunhert, & Bottoms, 1982; J. L. Jacobson et al., 1993; Streissguth, Barr, Martin, & Herman, 1980).…”

“…Although objective criteria have been INFANT SYMBOLIC PLAY AS AN EARLY INDICATOR OF FAS developed to diagnose the facial anomalies and growth retardation associated with FAS in preschool and school-age children, the facial dysmorphology is difficult to identify in infants and the cognitive and behavioral deficits are nonspecific. Neurobehavioral deficits of prenatal alcohol exposure have been linked to the Bayley Scales of Infant Development in several studies (Golden, Sokol, Kunhert, & Bottoms, 1982;Streissguth, Barr, Martin, & Herman, 1980). In the Detroit Longitudinal Alcohol Exposure Study, an attempt was made to identify specific neurobehavioral markers of fetal alcohol exposure by administering a series of narrow-band infant tests, and elicited symbolic play emerged as one of the most sensitive and specific endpoints (S. W. Jacobson, Jacobson, Sokol, Martier, & Ager,1993).…”

Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Attention and Working Memory at 7.5 Years of Age

“…At 7.5 years, the children were evaluated to determine whether they met diagnostic criteria for FAS. Each child was assessed on a 46-item fetal alcohol dysmorphology checklist (Ernhart et al, 1987;Golden et al, 1982) by a project research psychologist (Lisa Chiodo, PhD) who was trained and supervised by Erawati V. Bawle, MD, a pediatric geneticist at Children's Hospital of Michigan. When a child was identified as potentially having FAS, Dr. Bawle examined him or her to confirm the diagnosis.…”

Maternal Alcohol Abuse and Neonatal Infection

“…Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is associated with specific functional and anatomic effects on the fetus including prenatal and postnatal fetal growth retardation, (Kuzma and Sokol, 1982) central nervous dysfunction, (Golden et al, 1982) craniofacial abnormalities (Jones et al, 1973) and defects in other organ systems (Sokol, 1981). However, the effects of alcohol on the developing immune system require further clinical attention.…”